HR practice

Recent actions by HMRC against fraudulent avoidance of tax payments demonstrate the importance of knowing what risks might lie in employers' wider supply chains.

The top priority for HR teams in the coming year is adapting to the Employment Rights Bill, according to research by law firm Freeths.

Most UK employees believe it’s fair for employers to expect in-person working when it adds real value to the business.

The government has responded to a consultation on including agency workers in a ban on 'exploitative' zero-hours contracts.

Agency workers included in ban on ‘exploitative’ zero-hours contracts, as government tables amendments to the Employment Rights Bill.

Most frequently asked questions during February include queries about Ramadan and dismissals on the grounds of ill health.

MPs urge government to close loopholes that allow companies to exploit work insecurity and undercut Britain’s outstanding employers.  

Are return to office mandates too high a risk for firms? More than half of employees believe that their location should not matter as long as they meet work expectations.

With Ramadan approaching, Stephen Simpson provides a five-point checklist for employers on how to support employees observing religious festivals.

Access to flexible working, paid ‘wellness days’, and health insurance or physical wellness programmes are employees' top priorities.

NHS clinical staff in their early careers have become more stressed and unhappy over the past decade, according to analysyis of staff surveys.

Day-one unfair dismissal and sick pay rights among small firms' greatest concerns about Employment Rights Bill, FSB survey shows.

Court of Appeal considers whether whistleblowing protections should be extended to external job applicants under human rights legislation.

A civil servant who blew the whistle on the UK’s withdrawal from Afghanistan has won a case for unfair dismissal against the Foreign Office.

Employee who suffered from morning sickness awarded £93,600 after she was dismissed in a message that included a ‘jazz hands’ emoji.